April2003

How time flies. It is almost mid-term. We have just completed another successful round of parent teacher interviews and it will soon be time for marks and report cards. You should watch for these important progress reports on April 17. As this school year winds down, and the weather warms, I continue to be impressed with the contributions that students and staff make to our school. The enthusiasm displayed by our students in school activities is worthy of commendation, and helps to further our reputation as a school with lots to offer. We value this commitment and we count on it.

Over the past few months, a number of our school teams have represented our school community extremely well. Basketball has come to an end and our teams had fun and enjoyable seasons. Our Senior and Junior Cheerleading squads both captured the City Championships with excellent showings. Their seasons culminated on the evening of March 13th in front of a capacity crowd here at Mount Royal. The Wrestling team was successful in defending their City Championship from last year with a thrilling victory at E.D. Feehan on March 19th. Troy Lange, Jacky Mak, Brandon Menke, Jordon Marcotte, Holly Lawrence and Chris Kulbida won individual gold medals. Troy and Jacky went on to win Provincial Gold Medals on the weekend of March 29th. Badminton is well underway and Track and Field has just begun. Thanks to our coaches and supervisors for their hard work and dedication to our athletic teams.

In the coming weeks we will have our Dessert Night where we will be entertained by music, literary and drama groups. This exciting evening will take place on Friday, April 11th beginning in the library. Get your tickets early, as it is always a popular event. Graduation will soon be upon us. June 23rd is our date and grads will be hearing more about things in the upcoming weeks. Planning for the ceremony, banquet, dance and after-grad is well underway.

Thanks to all of you for your continued support of our school and community. Please feel free to drop in or give us a call. We always look forward to hearing from you. Together we will make a difference.

SENIOR CHEERLEADERS
What an outstanding year for the Senior Cheerleaders! Congratulations goes out to all team members for their achievements. They successfully defended the City Championship and then travelled to Edmonton where they gave two amazing performances that won't soon be forgotten. It was a truly memorable season. These individuals proved that the sky is the limit through their hard work and dedication. They strove for excellence and achieved it. Awesome!!!

Chelsea Acott, Sarah Akister, Jenn Bell, Mila Friesen, Kaylee Hiebert, Kendra Johnsen, Logan John, Patrick Kurylyk, Megan Litterick, Charlene MacKenzie, Ryan McEachern, Melissa Mick, Chelsey Olson, Hayley Platz, Megan Ross, Sarah Sperrin, Luckey Vongputha, Kerilyn Walter, Carmen Westman and Amanda Woroschuk.

WRESTLING
Congratulations to our Boys Wrestling Team on winning their 3rd consecutive City title. The following boys placed top 4 and are going on to represent our school at provincials: Damon McKay 2nd, Justin Bighetty 2nd, Dan Boszak 3rd, Troy Lange 1st, Jacky Mak 1st, Brandon Menke 1st, Sean Carlson 3rd, Evan Wilcox 4th, Brian Caswell 2nd , Avery Pendleton 4th, Jordon Marcotte 1st, Devon Brose 4th, Devin Packard 3rd, Chris Kulbida 1st.
Secondly, congratulations to the Girls Wrestling Team who were the "Most Improved Girls Team" in the City Championships. The following four people are representing our school at the provincials: Holly Lawrence 1st, Nikki Daum 2nd, Dayna Brose 3rd, Catherine Domotor 4th.

JUNIOR BADMINTON
Junior Badminton is well on its way. We have been very evenly matched with the other schools we've played and we are looking forward to the City Junior
Tournament at Walter Murray on April 2nd. We have a great team of both Grade 9's and 10's. All players remember … our wind-up will be Friday, April 4th after school at Riverside Badminton and Tennis Club until 6:00 P.M. with pizza and drinks provided!!

BAND AND CHOIR
The Band and Choir will be going to Calgary from April 11th to April 13th. Students will have a Band clinic, tour the zoo, Royal Tyrell Museum, and Calgary tower. We are looking forward to the good food, swimming and shopping as well. Choir students are also performing at Dessert Night at 7:45 P.M. in the Lecture Theatre on April 11th (Friday night).

A performance for the band and choir is also in the works for Howard Coad School. Date to be announced.

FOLLOWING THE 'STANGS!
Congratulations to Charlene MacKenzie and Jennifer Mack for receiving a federal bursary to attend a French Immersion university course at the University of Alberta in Edmonton this summer. They are both in grade 12 and are Core French Grade 12 students. Felicitations!!!

PERSEPHONE CLUB
Our club is winding up its first full season. We have met to discuss and attended five plays and spent time talking to the actors after each production. After viewing serious, heavy tragedies and light, fluffy comedies, we are much more informed theatre goers! We have forged a friendly relationship with the folks down the road in professional theatre. We look forward to our last play coming up on April 16th. It will be a treat to finish the season with Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, a musical.

DESSERT NIGHT
Students are eagerly working to prepare for the 8th Annual Spring Festival of the Arts.
Tickets go on sale April 1st-4th. For only $6.00 we invite you to enjoy delicious desserts, fruit trays and a variety of beverages. Entertainment includes an art display, musical selections, literary readings, school choir and a drama production.
Tickets sell out quickly. Get yours from Ms. Kwasnik-Senger in room 101 soon!

The second Semester has started off on a great footing. The numbers were at 172 the first week of the semester,
which is exciting!

The other exciting thing thus far in the semester was a recent Professional Development visit to Centre High in Edmonton. The Royal West staff gained many insights into how Edmonton's program for older students operates. It is highly acclaimed. We hope to adopt some of their innovative ideas into Royal West's already successful programming.

The Saskatoon Student Childcare Services would like to thank the following organizations, businesses and individuals for their contribution in the building of our new Royal West Early Learning Childcare Centre:The Muttart Foundation, Saskatchewan Social Services, Saskatoon Public School Division, Nordic Industries Ltd., COMPRO Services, Mount Royal Collegiate, North Prairie Developments, Ltd., Bedford Road Collegiate, Cooke Agencies, Canmar Electric, Charter Mechanical Ltd., Zeman's Painting, Western Carpet One, Wolfe Group of Companies, TW's Handyman Haven, Distinctive Draperies blind Factory, Habitat Re-Store, Winroc Supplies Ltd., CP Distributors Ltd., Custom Countertops, Northridge Development Corp., Security Building Supplies Ltd., Glidden Paint Centre, Nu-Trend Industries,Inc., Formations Inc., Superior Millwork Ltd., Dynamic Glass & Door Ltd., Fairhaven Rentals, Inland Steel Products Inc., Construction Fasteners & Tools, Co-op Home Centre, Delta Coring and Cutting, Coast Wholesale Appliances, Ken Brown, Randy Howard, Jeffrey Sider, Daniel Sider, John Taras and Kira Taras.

Saskatoon Student Child Care Services Opens a Second Child Care Centre for Young Parents - Royal West Early Learning Centre

On February 14th, 2003 Saskatoon Student Child Care Services, a non-profit registered charity, held the Grand Opening of its second program, the Royal West Early Learning Centre. The Centre is located at Royal West Campus, formerly Estey School. The Honorable Eric Cline brought greetings from the Province. Trustee Dan Danielson spoke on behalf of the Saskatoon Public Board of Education. In addition to grants from the Muttart Foundation and Saskatchewan Social Services, many Saskatoon businesses contributed to the development of the Centre. Representatives of the various companies were in attendance to receive thanks for their support. The Centre would not have succeeded without them. Their contributions are recognized on a permanent donor's board displayed at the entrance to the Centre.

Mount Royal teacher John Taras, a board member of Saskatoon Student Child Care Services, was presented with a framed print recognizing his extraordinary contribution to the project. The majority of his summer was spent securing donations and assistance from Saskatoon businesses. The Centre would not have opened in time for the new school year without his commitment and dedication.

The Board of Directors of Saskatoon Student Child Care recognized the need for a second Centre to help young parents finish their high school education and move on to post secondary education or the work world. The initial program, Mount Royal Child Care, operates out of Mount Royal Collegiate. It has provided childcare for infants and toddlers of young parents under the age of 22 since opening its doors in 1988.

Royal West Early Learning Centre serves young parents attending Mount Royal Collegiate, Royal West Campus, post secondary education programs and those entering the work force. Parents can be over the age of 22 and continue to use the centre. The licensed facility provides quality childcare for children between the ages of 18 months and 5 years of age. The Board of Directors of Saskatoon Student Child Care are pleased to provide a centre which will continue to support young families as they complete their high school education and move on in the world.

GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE
We are the first Gay-Straight Alliance school in Saskatoon. History was made on Tuesday, March 18th with the first-ever Gay-Straight Alliance meeting. Nineteen students and six staff met to discuss concerns about homophobic behavior in our school. The purpose of the Gay-Straight Alliance is for everyone to work together to defuse homophobic language and anti-gay behavior. Our goal is for Mount Royal to be a safe place for everyone! We meet twice a month and everyone is welcome.

Two ACT Now Club (anti-racist and cross-cultural) members, Miranda Gurel and Veronica Sellar, were workshop leaders for youth on March 21st, the International Day for the elimination of Racial Discrimination. The event was organized by the Saskatchewan Intercultural Association and was held at White Buffalo Lodge. It is encouraging to see that Mount Royal students have the courage and the skills to take part in the process of stopping racism.

MDA
Plans for the MDA9 trip to Banff are being finalized. A successful information night was held March 10th, 2003. Fundraising has been great and we are booking activities in Calgary and Banff. We wish to thank the parents and community for their generous support.
Students have been very creative, submitting work to the Creative Adventure, Star Phoenix contest, and to the in-house Literary Contest. We wish them success.
The start of second semester saw the grade nine's working on their science projects which were presented at our Open House in early February. Their hard work and determination was much appreciated as the projects turned out great!

WORLD RELIGIONS 30
At the invitation of Multi-Faith Saskatoon, two World Religions students, Ashley Conn and Ashley Loftus, and teacher, May Cummings, were on a panel called "Encountering Other Faiths". Other participants at this panel discussion on Sunday, February 23rd, 2003 were two students from Aden Bowman Collegiate and their teacher, Pat Barry, and one student from Evan Hardy Collegiate. They spoke to an audience of 125 people from many faiths gathered at the Hindu temple. The purpose of the panel was to share personal insights and reflections after completing the World Religions course. The president, Robert White of Multi-Faith Saskatoon, shared the following comments in a letter to the participants. "The students were articulate, candid, had a good balance of humour and depth which was perfect for the occasion. It obviously reflects on the atmosphere of open inquiry that was created in the classroom. The young people demonstrated the capacity we have to be understanding world citizens."
Thank you to Ashley Conn, Ashley Loftus and to Kellen Seymour (who was in the audience and was asked to impromptu share his insights also).
You represented our school in a dignified manner and through your example demonstrated that "young people can be understanding world citizens".

GRAPHIC ARTS
Grade 12 Graphic Art students recently enjoyed having cartoonist, Corrina Rasmussen-Turner in class. Corrina spent three classes with the students creating their own super heroes.
These finished Airbrushed Superheroes will be displayed at our Arts Fair in May.

SRC
The SRC held a Mini-Folkfest during lunch on Wednesday, March 19th, 2003. We had great food and entertainment, which led to a great event. A special thank you to our entertainers. Mary Liang and the Chinese Heritage Dance group, Shauna Munroe, Traditional dancer, and Tahira (aka Tgerri Bear) from Royal West, the belly and flamence dancer. A BIG Thank You to Ms. Turton and all commercial cooking classes who made sure we had plenty of food to sample. And last but not least, thanks to all our other volunteers who were involved in making Folkfest a special one!
In other news, the SRC will be holding elections in April. All those interested see Mr. Roy or Ms. Janzen for applications, start putting your election campaign together, prepare your speeches and good luck!

This year's drama production is I Am A Star, a comedy in two acts! The play focuses on the life of a spoiled teen soap star who is willing to disguise herself as a nerd in the local high school to win the role of her dreams! True love is discovered and true identities are revealed. Lots of fun!

CRIME STOPPERS
The Student Crime Stoppers program is growing at Mount Royal. Students would like to thank everyone who helped make their silent auction a success. We would like to thank the following business for providing items: Mark's Work Warehouse, Bootlegger, Kernels, Wal-Mart, Dairy Queen, Mark's Mobile Oil Change, Music World, CD Plus, Below the Belt, Safeway, Smitty's, Spotlite Dance Supply, Hot 93, CJWW, Magic 98.3, A & W, Great Canadian Bagel, CTV, Rogers Video, Thomas Cook, Chianti's, Handyman Rental, Pizza Hut, Family Pizza and Saskatoon City Police.

CREATIVE WRITING 30
This year's group of writers are a very talented bunch. You can take a look for yourself if you visit the Mendel Art Gallery's High School Art Show as our creative writers are featured with their collection of "Found Poetry". Another opportunity to showcase the talent this year is our fine Art and Dessert Night on Friday, April 11th. Melisa Drincic, Jessica Fauvelle, Jasmine Giesbrecht and Roni Stellar will be reading from their work. The Literary Contest is being judged and the Royal Prism will highlight Mount Royal's most accomplished Creative Writers. Great work, Mustangs!

The Art Department has been busier than a one-armed paperhanger! We have been very involved with several art shows in the city. We had a fine art show at the University's Snelgrove Gallery. It involved six of the city High Schools. It made a fine impression on the academic audience.
We have been busy working with our partnership with the Mendel Art Gallery's Art for Life program. We have Chris Moffat, a muralist supervising a group of students painting murals for the student lounge in the school. Also, the grade 11 art students painted ceiling tiles for the lounge project.
In addition to the lounge's murals, we are starting a mural project with the Stensrud Care Home. The senior students will undertake this.
The Mendel is continuing the Raw Edge show. Students from each grade level have been given the opportunity to work with a professional sculptor, Monica Napier, and a few U of S graduates. The students are using found objects and addressing how change can occur. A few students are going to make photo transfers of the sculptures. Thanks to the guidance of Ms. Prefontaine, two students, Tammy Poorman and Jesse Sayese will record the whole event. The whole process is on videotape and will be on display at our Artsfair in May.
We have had two professional artists visit our classes to show us two different approaches to painting. We enjoyed Scott Cumberland and Rick Piling's slides and paintings.
We hope to make a few gallery visits and see the School Artshow at the Mendel Gallery where three of our students' work is displayed.
All of the Art teachers are looking forward to hosting our 21st Artsfair on May 29th & 30th, 2003.

The clinic will be held on Tuesday, May 6th in the Boys' Gym at Mount Royal Collegiate. Anyone over the age of 17 is welcome to come and donate blood.

MATH CONTEST UPDATE
a) Congratulations to Huy Doan for his first place finish among the Grade 12 Mount Royal mathematicians. This highly intense Canadian Open Mathematics Competition took place on November 27th, 2002.
b) Twenty-three Mount Royal students competed in the Pascal, Cayley and Fermat math contests on February 25th, 2003. Congratulations are in order to the following Mount Royal young mathematicians who finished in the top three positions among their peers:

"WAR IN IRAQ!"
Coalition Forces mounting an unprecedented bombing attack on Baghdad. These and other headlines scream at us from the TV and newspaper. All of us are moved by the graphic pictures of war. But what can the average person do? We, in ISCF, have to believe that together we can make even a small difference in the lives of those who are caught in the crossfire! Our immediate focus is to support World Vision (Christian
Humanitarian Organization) in their efforts to assist those effected by the war. Will you join us this month in supporting our fundraising to this cause? Together we can bring a measure of hope to their lives. Thank you and God bless you!

Al Farrell, Heather Puls, Ray Morris & Students Interschool Christian Fellowship (ISCF)

PROJECT GARDEN SHED
The Home & Garden Show was held in March, 2003 at the Jubilee Building. Mount Royal Collegiate entered a garden shed and won FIRST PRIZE. Several groups supported this project, namely Industry Education Council, Royal Bank, S.M.A.R.T. and our mentor, North Prairie Homes (who paid for all the materials). The following students were involved in the building and finishing of the shed, and will be invited to attend a pizza and pop party paid for by the $200.00 they won.
First Semester: Kim Afseth, Courtney Aisaican, Briana Cooper, Stacey Fisher, Randeen Konkin, Lindsey Manning, Elyse Markin, Ferran Poafybitty, Chantelle Robert, Nikki Sanderson, Amy Soare, Randi-Lee Turanich, Charity Young, Theiny Yout, Geoffrey Anderson, Dylan Carruthers, Chris Charney, Terrell Fentiman, Natasha Kopas, Kim Levandoski, Trent Maurice, Tyler Melnychuk, Josh Molnar, Chad Posnikoff, Kevin Rattlesnake, Leonard Saddleback, Susan Truong and Desai Walkingbear.

Second Semester: Andrew Beckett, Darcy Chabaylo, Chad Dahl, Adam George, Greg Hamm, Chad Holowaty, Richard Hornseth, Kelly Kardash, Travis Mari, James Mason, Kevin McIntyre, Kyle Rosenberger, Josh Seib, Paul Sywanyk , Bryce Vetter, Jordan Benjamin-Stanford, Tanner Bowers, Bob Carr, Landon Chrun, Darren Ford, Brett Gursky, Casey Hayden, Justin Heroux, Cameron Krakowka, Ryan Michayluk and Chad Michener.

A big congratulations goes to Paul Sywanyk who sold the most raffle tickets and won an Ex Box and all accessories.

Grad information has been distributed to students. Summary of dates: Grad: June 23rd, Centennial Auditorium: Ceremonies 2:00 P.M., Banquet 6:00 P.M. Dance 9:00 P.M. Tickets go on Sale April 14th at the school. Ceremonies $5.00 each, Banquet $24.00, Dance $5.00 (if you are not attending Banquet). Information packages are available in the main office if you did not receive one.

The Students Against Drinking and Driving Club was invited by Bootlegger to be part of its Don't Drink and Drive campaign. The SADD club set up a display at the Bootlegger store at Circle & 8th on Friday, February 28th and at the store at Confederation Mall on Friday, March 7th. At Circle and 8th, Saskatoon Mayor Jim Madden was there. The Junior Cheerleaders supported the campaign by performing their cheers and dances. A warm thank you to them and their coach, Ms. Susan Taylor. MADD (Mothers Against Drinking and Driving) and Danae's Song had displays as well.

On Tuesday, March 18th the SADD Club invited a motivational speaker, Shayne Stoll, to give a one-hour presentation to the grade 11 and grade 12's. He is a skilled story teller and a comedian. Through his performance, he delivered the message that friends don't let friends drink and drive.

A MESSAGE FROM THE SASKATOON POLICE SERVICE
It would appear by some of the complaints being received by the Saskatoon Police Service that there is some discrepancy as to who has the right of way. The following are excerpts from the Highway Traffic Act that will hopefully help both Motorists and Pedestrians when using our streets:
The Highway Traffic Act States:
Passing and Overtaking
(1) The driver of a vehicle on a highway shall:
On overtaking a person or vehicle using the highway, pass to the left, unless he is approaching an intersection of highways at which he intends to make a right turn or he is approaching an intersection of highways that he intends to cross without turning and the other person is making or has indicated that he is about to make a left turn, in which case he may pass to the right.

Pedestrians
(1) When the driver of a vehicle on a highway within the boundaries of a municipality approaches an intersection or clearly marked pedestrian crosswalk where a peace officer is not on duty and traffic lights are not in operation and a pedestrian is on the half of the highway on which the vehicle is travelling or is approaching so closely from the other half of the highway that he is in danger.
(2) Where a vehicle is stopped in compliance with subsection (1), no person driving a vehicle, proceeding in the same direction on the highway shall overtake or pass that vehicle.
(3) No pedestrian shall leave a curb or other place of safety and proceed into the path of the vehicle on a highway that is so close that it is impracticable for the driver to yield the right of way.

Did you know that the Mendel Art Gallery is FREE to attend, and is open from 9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. every day? You will find lots of different things to see and enjoy. There are drop-in art making opportunities, too, like studioXPRESS (Wednesday to Sunday 5:00 - 9:00 P.M.) and regular Sunday events between 2:00 and 4:00 P.M.

Easter Break Tennis Camp
… for kids who want to have fun
Beginner & Intermediate Camps
½ week camps with tennis, fun and swimming
Phone: 955-2226

YWCA EASTER DAY CAMPS!
The school break is coming soon. If you are looking for something to do, join your friends at the YWCA! We have lots of fun planned for children ages 6 and to 12. Activities include gym games, crafts, swimming, outdoor games and activities and much more! Camps run the week of April 21st - 25th from 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. daily. Camps fill up quickly and space is limited so call 244-0944 or stop by the YWCA to register.

ENJOY THE SUMMER OF YOUR LIFE!
The Marathon by the Sea in Saint John New Brunswick takes places August 10th, 2003 and offers educators the opportunity to take the challenge during the summer holidays!

WESTMOUNT COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Will be celebrating their 90th Anniversary
on May 3rd, 2003.
For more information contact Carmen, Community Coordinator at Westmount School @683-7495.

CALLING ALL CITY PARK ALUMNI AND STAFF
You are invited to help celebrate City Park's Collegiate's 75th Anniversary scheduled
for July 4th - 6th, 2003. Schedule of events and registration forms are available on the website http:schools.spsd.sk.ca/cityp/index.htm
Email: fnutter@innovationplace.com
Phone: 384-1781; Fax: 683-7558 Attn: Barry Rusnell
Mail: CPCI Reunion, 1301 Donald St.
Saskatoon, SK S7L 3R6

EVAN HARDY SOULS CLASS OF 1978
25th Reunion will be held on
August 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 2003.
If you are a student, parent or friend of a 1978 grad, contact Lori Grenier at 934-6982 or email
lagrenier@sasktel.net
or Brenda Hrapchak at 374-1518.

MOUNT ROYAL COLLEGIATE
20th Year Reunion - Class of '83
… date to be announced, but it is anticipated this Reunion will be held in September
Contact Sheila Jackson at 934-3708
or e-mail MRCI83@shaw.ca

ATTENTION PARENTS WITH CHILDREN IN KINDERGARTEN AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION
Saskatoon Open School (located in Alvin Buckwold School, 715 East Drive) is holding an Open House on Wednesday, April 16th, 2003 from 12:45 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., and again from 7:00 - 8:30 P.M. In our multi-graded classroom (Grade 1-7), the emphasis is on democratic decision making and experiential, cooperative learning. The Open School community nurtures academic, social, and creative skills through self-directed and project-based learning that focuses on each student's abilities, needs and interests.
Come learn more about this accessible alternative within the Saskatoon Public School System. For more information call Wade at 653-2699, send an e-mail note to members@saskatoonopenschool.org., or click on www.saskatoonopenschool.org.

The Chemical Free Party is organized for the Graduates and their Escorts following the Formal Graduation at the Centennial Auditorium. It is designed to ensure a safe and memorable graduation.

When: Monday, June 23rd Midnight to 6:00 AM - June 24th.
Who: Graduates and Escorts
Activities: Hypnotist, Karaka, Casino, DJ, Pool Tables, Food, Prizes, Fun And Much More
Transportation: City Transit, Parent/Volunteers under "Ride for Life"
Cost: $60.00/Graduate $15.00/Escort

Future Grads and their Parents have been working to plan and organize activities. We invite you to join us at any of our meetings. We still need more help. Student meetings are held monthly contact Ms. Leslie Langlois for times. Parent Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month - 7:00 PM - MRCI Library.

Fundraising is well underway and continues with the following events:
1. Cookie Dough - April
2. Steak Night @ Odeon - May 9th.

Future Graduates and/or Parents pay down the ticket price by fundraising and attending meetings. Fundraising also results in more chances for Graduates to win prizes during the After Grad Celebrations.

If you have any questions or concerns, and/or would like to help, call one of the committee members: Lynn @ 382-9303, Marcy @ 683-0120 or Holly @ 382-8544.

THE STAFF AT M.R.C.I. WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A WONDERFUL EASTER.

PASCAL (GR. 9)	CAYLEY (GR. 10)	FERMAT (GR. 11)
Trent Kulbida	Kevin Yee	Grayson Bond
Susan Thai	Troy Lange	Rory Timmer
Gregg Bent	Lindsay Manning	Mitchell Fehr